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What is in your food?

ShopSmart is a magazine with so many interesting articles on a variety of topics. They often send me information to share. I always enjoy reading what they have discovered or researched as they are huge advocates for consumers. If you are looking for the truth on products you can find it in ShopSmart. What I found recently I felt the need to share with all of you. An incident at my local grocery store led me to be interested in the shocking facts of food you normally are not told about. Quite a while ago while shopping for fish I … Continue reading →

Ways to Make Summer Entertaining Fun

The goal of summer entertaining is to have fun, but when you are hosting dozens of people at your home, often “fun” is the last thing that comes to mind. After all, before your guests arrive there’s cleaning, cooking and organizing to be done. One way to keep a summer party from turning into a chore is to infuse fun into the planning process. Think outside of the box with these simple yet creative ideas: Invite a variety of people: A simple way to add zing to your summer bash is to invite a diverse crowd. Instead of just inviting … Continue reading →

St. Patrick’s Day Family Fun

St. Patrick’s Day is March 17 – how does your family celebrate? Many people just consider St. Patrick’s Day to be an excuse to get together with colleagues and get drunk on green beer! But parents can make St. Patty’s Day fun for kids and you might just create all new traditions in the process! Fun Traditions: Does your family practice the tradition of pinching anyone who doesn’t wear green? This tradition was actually started by school children and is still a popular one amongst children. Make sure to (gently) catch your kids on their way out of their rooms … Continue reading →

Social Distancing Helps Prevent Spread of Coronavirus

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Social distancing is a term you have probably heard many times during the coronavirus pandemic. But, what does social distancing mean, and how does it work? The Public Health Department of Santa Clara Valley Health and Hospital System has good information about social distancing. It states: “Social distancing is a term applied to actions that are taken by Public Health officials to stop or slow down the spread of a highly contagious disease.” Social distancing measures are taken to restrict when and where people can gather to stop or slow the spread of infectious diseases. Social distancing measures include limiting … Continue reading →

Finding Time to Cook

When life gets busy, cooking at home is usually one of the first things to go. It is tough to find the time to cook, when there is work, school, kids activities, etc., isn’t it? Eating out becomes the normal thing to do. Unfortunately, eating out can be both expensive and unhealthy, especially if it is continued over time. Because of these two facts, effort must be made to do most of the cooking at home. So where do we find the time to cook? Track the Time Commitment Eating out can actually take more time than you think, unless … Continue reading →

Florida has Several Medicaid Programs for Pregnant Women

Part of the Medicaid program in every state includes a portion that covers the health care needs of women who are pregnant. In Florida, there are several portions of their Medicaid program that are set up to cover women who are pregnant. Medicaid is a public, or government run, form of health insurance. It is designed to provide health insurance coverage for people who are low-income and who cannot afford to buy a health plan from a private insurance company. Medicaid is funded, in part, by the federal government. Medicaid is also funded by the government of an individual state. … Continue reading →

Adventurous Eating at Disney’s Animal Kingdom

I want to devote an entire day’s blog to dining in the Animal Kingdom. My naivete and lack of experience with Disney World shows, because I could write multiple blogs on the eatery options in just one Disney World Park, the Animal Kingdom included. So I’ll just give a quick overview today, saving the details for the nicer restaurants. The three proper sit down, have a relaxed and potentially multiple-course meal (and thus a more expensive one) establishments at the Animal Kingdom are the Rainforest Cafe, Tusker House Restaurant, and Yak & Yeti Restaurant. The Rainforest Cafe sounds like it … Continue reading →

Counting is for the Birds

Counting is for the Birds By: Frank Mazzola, Jr. You can purchase it on Amazon here. Book synopsis: From School Library Journal PreSchool-Grade 2. One by one, birds arrive at a feeder until a total of 20 are clustered at the spot. A squirrel scatters the flock, thwarting a patient cat who lurks in the background. This versatile book invites more than one reading to absorb the variety of concepts presented. It is, first of all, a counting book with a flowing, rhyming story, but it also gives information about birds in both text and illustration. Each double-spread includes basic … Continue reading →

Pledging to Exercise More When you Pig Out

I do it all the time. Promise to run extra miles so I can dive into a second piece of pie. Or pledge to take the stairs instead of the elevator so I can eat an extra donut. I know I’m not alone. How many of you try to offset extra calories by extending your workout? It’s a fine method if you keep your promise… and the amount of time you are adding to your exercise routine actually compensates for the number of fat and calories consumed. But in most cases that’s not quite how the cookie crumbles. Generally, we … Continue reading →

Bullet Point Journaling

Are you looking for a new way to add your written or typed words to a scrapbook page and add a bit of flair at the same time? Consider using bullet point journaling as a method to tell your story or explain the information you want to provide on your layouts. It is a quick and easy way to journal, and it looks great. Bullet point journaling allows you to make lists instead of having to write any type of story or think about how you want to word something. At the same time, it can still be sure to … Continue reading →